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// ETHF · Fritzlar Army Airfield · Fritzlar

// Station · 57m ago

ETHF

Fritzlar Army Airfield
CAT —
WIND 050° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 28°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 565 FT
51.1146°N / 9.2860°E
LOCATION · Fritzlar, DE
N
WIND
050°7 kt
ETHF · 565 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR ETHF 111320Z AUTO 05007KT 9999 // ////// 28/07 Q1020 ///

ETHF · day 11 at 13:20 UTC · wind from 050° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
050°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
11★ HDG 110° H4 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,413'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
29 HDG 290° T4 kt X6 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 1,565 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +14°C

2,000FT
+1,435 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,300 1,100 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV565 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT364 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EDGS (Siegerland Airport, Burbach, elev 1,966 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,706 FT ETHF ELEV · 565 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,706 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

03:21ZSUNRISE
11:29ZSOLAR NOON
19:37ZSUNSET
20:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:22Z (6h 04m) DAY LENGTH16h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:45Z MOONSET17:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

EDVK
VFR
Kassel Airport · Calden
WIND
VRB / 5 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
19 NM N
AGE
27m ago
EDLP
VFR
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren
WIND
VRB / 6 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
39 NM NW
AGE
27m ago
EDGS
VFR
Siegerland Airport · Burbach
WIND
060° / 7 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
52 NM SW
AGE
27m ago

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